Veteran director and producer John Laing has worked in in New Zealand, Canada and England. His feature films include the Arthur Allan Thomas-inspired Beyond Reasonable Doubt, cross-cultural romance Other Halves and thriller Dangerous Orphans. Laing has also helmed episodes of many high profile TV series, including Dear Murderer  Go Girls, Nothing Trivial, Street Legal, and Inside Straight, plus award-winning TV movie Abandoned.

In this ScreenTall interview, Laing talks about:

• Upsetting the National Film Unit with his unconventional film Kariotahi Beach
• Learning how to direct a feature film on the set of Beyond Reasonable Doub
• Taking on too many roles on offbeat thriller The Lost Tribe
• Getting back to basic storytelling on his first TV project, Inside Straight
• Being unhappy with the end result on feature film Other Halves
• How Sue McCauley, writer of the original novel, reacted to the finished film
• Relishing the prospect of creating film noir Dangerous Orphans
• The challenge of juggling different directors on Outrageous Fortune
• Creating an 'intense' set for TV movie Safe House